W.A. Elections. Paeties Even. Sydney
The latest election figures from West Australia show that the parties are so evenly divided that another election at an early date is…
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Politics & elections, 1927
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English By-election Dr. Hayden Guest Defeated. London
The North Southwark by-election, owing to Dr. Hayden Guest (Labor) resigning and recontesting the electorate as an Independent Constitutionalist,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.A. Elections Position Unchanged. Adelaide
The position of parties as a result of Saturday's elections has not changed. Labor holds 16 seats, the Liberal-Country Pact 28 and Independents 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To End State Parliament
The Bellingen Shire Council wants to abolish State Parliaments. The majority of us do, particularly after being afflicted with a Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Close of the Federal Parliament in Melbourne
Thursday brought to a close the meetings of the Federal Parliament in Melbourne. After 26 years of Federation [?] seems difficult to realise…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →W.A. Elections Parties Equal. Sydney
The final returns for Greenough (West Australia) gave the Labor candidate a small majority. The parties are now equal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Amenities
Mr. W. Beak, who is contesting the chairmanship of the Livingstone Council, and who is also a candidate for the Rockhampton Harbor Board, addressed a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W. A. Elections. Parties Now Equal. Perth
The final returns for Greenough gave the Labor candidate a majority. The parties are now equal and four electorates in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Degenerate' Hughes on Parliament £1550 for Mr. Mahony, Ex-M.H.R. SYDNEY
"I sometimes think Parliament today is a little degenerate; its zest seems to have gone out." So said the ex-Prime Minister, Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PROROGUED State Parliament Until June 7 Next Hint at Election in September
A proclamation was issued this afternoon proroguing the State Parliament until June 7. Before that date is reached,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Life Saving R,l,s, Society's Examinations Successful Candidates at Grafton Schools
During the last week Messrs. E. L. Stevenson and C. Pollack, the local examiners of the Royal Life Saving Society, conducted an examination of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S,a, Elections Prime Minister Pleased. Melbourne
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) commenting on the change of Government in South Australia as a result of the elections, expressed gratification at the win…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chicago's Mayor Riotous Election Bombs and Machine Guns Matches in Ballot Boxes. Chicago
Mr. Thompson was elected Mayor of Chicago by a plurality of 50,000 votes amid unprecedented rioting in which machine guns and bombs were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bona Fides of Local Government Candidates
That provision be made in the Local Government Act that any persons nominated for the offices of aldermen or councillor be required to lodge a deposit of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Labor's Success At Victorian Elections Shock for Political Students No Confidence Motion Promised Melbourne
The success of Labor in Victorian State elections has surprised all students of Politics. The general opinion was that the party would suffer as the result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Holds Office Final W.A. Election Figures. Perth
The Labour party has been definitely returned in West Australia. The strength of the parties probably will be the same as in the last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Victorian Election
The position of parties in Victoria as the result of the State election is as follows :--Labor 28, Nationalist 19, Country Party 10, Country Progressive 4, Liberal 1, Independents 3. The counting of the preference votes was completed on Saturday and it is now plain that the fight has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Elections Nationalists Lose Gippsland South. Melbourne
The counting of votes polled at the Victorian State elections has been completed. The loss of Gippsland South seat by the Nationalists and the gain of Benalla seat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trade Union Bill Issue in By-election Prime Minister Explains Measure. London
The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, in a letter to Mr. John Buchan, who is Conservative candidate for the Scottish Universities by-election owing to the death of Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warringah Seat. by Election on May 21 MELBOURNE
The Speaker, of the House of Representatives, Sir Littleton Groom, announced to-day that the writs for the Warringah by election will be issued on…
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